Solutions: Tootsie Pop Craft Ideas

We made these at my son's school to be used as place cards for their Thanksgiving Feast. They would be perfect for both a school party or placed around the "kid's table" for your Thanksgiving meal at home!

Approximate Time: 20 minutes

Supplies:

cardboard square (approx. 2x2 inches)

scissors

hot glue gun

felt (yellow and red)

construction paper (yellow, red, green, and orange)

Sharpie marker

wooden bead (hole big enough to fit over stick)

Tootsie Pop

"feather" template, your design

Instructions:

Make and cut out the "feather" template. Trace once onto each color of construction paper. Cut them out.

Fan out the "feathers" and glue together.

Glue the Tootsie Pop to the square piece of cardboard.

Cut out a triangle for the "beak" from the yellow felt.

Cut out a small, narrow triangle for the "wobble" from the red felt.

Draw eyes onto the bead "head".

Glue the "beak" and "wobble" onto the bead "head".

Glue the fanned "feathers" to one side of the Tootsie Pop.

Slide bead "head" over the stick. (If the bead does not fit snuggly you can place a small dab of glue on the bottom side of the bead to hold it in place.)

Easy to make Tootsie Pop Santa. To go along with my Tootsie Pop Snowman, this Santa would make the perfect treat a child on Christmas. These make great party favors or place cards. Another option in presenting this to someone might be to attach a string and hang it on the tree as an ornament!

Wrap "hat" around bead "head". Put glue on ends of "trim" and attach to "head". Draw "eyes" on "head" just below the bottom of the "hat".

Cut a triangle (approx. 1.5 inches wide x 1.5 inches long) out of the white felt. This makes his "beard". Cut a "U" shape out of the top of the triangle. Fold triangle (lengthwise) and snip a small triangle out the "beard" for his "mouth".

Glue the "beard" to the sides of the "head".

Cut a piece of black pipe cleaner long enough to wrap around the Tootsie pop. Cut a small piece of gold pipe cleaner, wrap around the center of black pipe cleaner to make the "buckle". Twist the ends of the "belt" together to secure it to the pop.

Cut two two "L" shaped pieces of red felt to make the "arms". Cut two small pieces of white felt and glue to the ends of the "arms" to make the "cuffs".

Glue the "arms" to the sides of the Tootsie pop.

Glue the Tootsie pop to the piece of cardboard OR attach a string to it and make it an ornament. (Optional) Paint cardboard white and sprinkle glitter onto the wet paint!

NOTE: I did not glue any parts of the Santa to the Tootsie Pop stick. That way it can be easily removed prior to eating.

Easy to make Tootsie Pop Snowman. After making the Tootsie Pop Turkey this year, I kept trying to think of something similar to make at Christmas! This is one of the ideas I had. They would be cute as place cards at a meal or stuck on top of a present!

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We just did one as an office warming gift for the new pastor. Took a small sized real pumkin, took a small drill it, drilled holes all over it in a pattern, stuck in dumdum suckers so that as new people came into meet him, he could offer them a sucker.

I have posted a valentine decoration using tootsie pops, could be altered for any holiday.